African American Settlements in West Africa: John Brown Russwurm and the American Civilizing Efforts
Department
History
Document Type
Book
Files
Description
John Brown Russwurm and African American Settlement in West Africa examines Russwurm's intellectual accomplishments and significant contributions to the black civil rights movement in America from 1826 - 1829, and more significantly explores the essential characteristics that distinguished his thoughts and endeavours from other black leaders in America, Liberia and Maryland in Liberia. Not surprisingly, the most controversial of Russwurm's ideas was his unwavering support of the American Colonization Society (ACS) and the Maryland State Colonization Society (MSCS), two organizations that most civil rights activists found racist and pro-slavery. Beyan probes the social and intellectual sources, underlying motives and the legacies of Russwurm's thoughts and endeavours, all in an attempt to dissect why Russwurm acted and made the choices that he did.
Call number in WMU's library
DT633.3.R87 B49 2005
ISBN
978-1403968913
Publication Date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
City
New York
Disciplines
History
Citation for published book
Beyan, Amos Jones. African American Settlements in West Africa : John Brown Russwurm and the American Civilizing Efforts / Amos J. Beyan. 2005. Print.
Recommended Citation
Beyan, Amos J., "African American Settlements in West Africa: John Brown Russwurm and the American Civilizing Efforts" (2005). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 628.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/628